Әlşәy: An Introduction to Bashkir Music
Various Artists – Әlşәy: Bashkir Music (Antonovka Records, 2024) Әlşәy: Bashkir Music presents an array of talented Bashkir Music artists, offering a captivating glimpse into…
Afrobeat, the ebullient amalgam of juju, jazz, soul and socio-political commentary created by Fela Kuti back in the 1970s, has enjoyed something of a renaissance…
View More Opinion running with afrobeat Down UnderBrittni Paiva Four Strings: The Fire Within (Talmidim Productions TPCD0909, 2010) Brittni Paiva is a 21 year old ukulele virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist from Hawaii. Her…
View More Ukulele FireThe largest and longest running festival of international music in the United States returns with over 80 artists at 30 venues throughout Chicago. The City…
View More Chicago World Music Festival 2010 Program AnnouncedMarkus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn will be having their Equinox CD Release Party with a performance on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at midnight at Iridium…
View More Haitian Roots Jazz Ensemble Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn Release EquinoxThe brand-new roots country album from songwriter Caleb Klauder (of Foghorn Stringband) is now available. Titled Western Country, this is Caleb’s second album tapping into…
View More Roots Country Musician Caleb Klauder Releases ‘Western Country’Afro-Spanish singer Buika will be starting her first major North American Tour in the Fall of 2010, including 21 cities October 15 – November 20,…
View More Afro-Spanish singer Buika’s first major North American Tour to hit 21 cities in 2010Washington, DC – Elizabeth Mitchell celebrates the beauty of quiet moments with ‘ Sunny Day’ (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, October 5th). Mitchell, her family, and a…
View More Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Release Elizabeth Mitchell’s ‘Sunny Day’Basque band Oreka Tx will be bringing the sounds of chalaparta (txalaparta in Basque) to North American audiences. The chalaparta is a percussion instrument composed…
View More Chalaparta Sensation Oreka Tx to Begin 2010 North American TourCambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever announced that they have confirmed tour dates in Australia this Fall that include two major music festivals for October. Dengue…
View More Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever Announces Australian TourJazz at Lincoln Center (JALC ) and The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs are collaborating for a sixth year on…
View More Musicians Needed, The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Now Accepting Applications